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debird 's review for:
Middlemarch
by George Eliot
One of my favorite books, have reread twice I think. I discovered interesting parallels with The Great Influenza, about the 1918 flu pandemic, which I finished recently. The state of medicine in the 19th century and the way Britain lagged behind France and Germany in the application of science to medical treatment are an important part of the story in regards to the character of Dr. Lydgate.
Every page has some beautifully stated observation about human nature worthy of embroidery on a sampler or listing in a book of aphorisms. One interesting thing I observed in this reading was the prevalence of "nervous illness" in those days. Various characters are aflutter at some point due to a stressful happening and are taken to their beds in need of medical attention.
Every page has some beautifully stated observation about human nature worthy of embroidery on a sampler or listing in a book of aphorisms. One interesting thing I observed in this reading was the prevalence of "nervous illness" in those days. Various characters are aflutter at some point due to a stressful happening and are taken to their beds in need of medical attention.